Pathfinder
International is
a global leader in sexual and reproductive health. We place reproductive health
care a
t the center of all that we do-believing that it is not only a
fundamental human right, but is critical for expanding life opportunities for
women, families, communities, and nations, and paving the way for
transformations in environmental stewardship, decreases in population
pressures, and innovations in poverty reduction. Pathfinder provides women,
men, and adolescents with a range of quality health services-from contraception
and maternal care to HIV prevention and AIDS care and treatment. Pathfinder
strives to strengthen access to family planning, advocate for sound
reproductive health policies, and, through all of our work, improve the rights
and lives of the people we serve.
Family Planning
Advisor
Overview
Pathfinder is
seeking a Senior Family Planning Advisor candidate for the USAID Integrated
Health Program. This program is intended to contribute to state-level
reductions in under-five mortality and maternal mortality, and to increase the
capacity of health systems (public and/or private) to sustainably support
quality primary health care services:
Position
Purpose
The Sr. FP Advisor
contributes to the global effort of Pathfinder International to improve the
health and well-being of women, newborns and children through the promotion of
healthy behaviors, increasing access to FP and RMNCH services, and fostering
more gender equitable and RH supportive community norms. The FP Advisor will
support the high-quality technical implementation of Pathfinder’s project.
Key
Responsibilities
- Provide
technical assistance to Federal, State and Local Governments to develop
and roll-out a national FP and RMNCH Strategy and Guidelines. - Support
Federal, State and Local Governments to develop/finalize national training
curricula for FP and RMNCH services, including adding content related to
married adolescents, and coordinate national training of trainers. - Provide
technical assistance to Federal Ministry of Health in Nigeria to tailor
national and community health worker strategies to reach young married
women and their partners with FP and RMNCH information and services. - Facilitate
training of community-based distribution agents in healthy timing and
spacing of pregnancy and effective communication and counselling around
contraception and fertility for young women and their partners. - Support
facility refurbishment, commodity procurement and supply chain management. - Develop
guide for engaging male partners of young women via small groups and
household visits using existing Pathfinder resources and other partner
resources. - Provide
technical support to local partners to tailor community outreach
strategies to address community norms around FP, RMNCH, gender, and
fertility. - Monitor
implementation of activities and data collection by local partners and
provide supportive supervision to improve quality of program activities. - Maintain
communication with Pathfinder Headquarter technical advisors to build
skills in FP and RMNCH, discuss and address challenges, and ensure that
Pathfinder resources and approaches are being applied throughout the
project. - Represent
Pathfinder International in technical working groups, meetings, and other
forums. - Participate
in project quarterly and annual review meetings as well as report writing.
Basic Requirements
- Master’s
degree in health, population, demography, social sciences or related field
is preferred. - Minimum
of 5 years’ experience in implementation of FP and RMNCH programs tailored
to women, newborns and children. - Technical
knowledge of contraception and gender and other FP and RMNCH issues facing
young people, and particularly young married women and first time parents,
in Nigeria. - Proven
ability to provide technical assistance and support to Federal, State and
Local Governments and local partners in the areas of FP and RMNCH. - Experience
training health care providers, outreach workers, or peer educators. - Excellent
interpersonal communication skills. - Ability
to think creatively and broadly to envision, create and implement a
program. - Client-focused,
with the ability to facilitate strong working relationships between
colleagues, donors, government officials and community members. - Strong
organizational and administrative skills; emphasis on priority setting and
completion of simultaneous tasks. - Computer
literacy (Word) and email (Outlook) required. - Fluency
in English required. - Ability
and willingness to travel In-county. - Familiarity
with the political, social, economic and cultural context of working in
Nigeria.
Overview
Pathfinder seeks an
Adolescent and Youth Sexual Reproductive Health (AYSRH) Advisor for the USAID
Integrated Health Program in Nigeria. This program is intended to contribute to
state-level reductions in under-five mortality and maternal mortality, and to
increase the capacity of health systems (public and/or private) to sustainably
support quality primary health care services:
Position
Purpose
The AYSRH Advisor
will work across technical areas to help build capacity to implement strategic
AYSRH interventions and activities in line with project objectives. In addition
s/he will support Pathfinder’s visibility as a technical leader in AYSRH
through participation in technical consultations and meetings, development of
presentations and publications, and contributions to technical dialogues. S/he
will also contribute to Pathfinder’s learning around AYSRH, including fostering
cross-country learning, conducting analysis of activities, and contributing to
technical documentation.
Key
Responsibilities
- Provides
technical assistance in the planning, implementation, and monitoring of
AYSRH activities on the project. - Provides
capacity building in AYSRH to Pathfinder staff and local partners including
Federal, State and Local Governments. - Provides
oversight and quality assurance with regard to AYSRH strategies and
materials (including supporting development and use of AYSRH quality
standards) - Develops/updates/adapts
and/or reviews and/or disseminates AYSRH materials and technical tools and
curricula. - Conducts
or coordinates a variety of AYSRH trainings. - Conducts
or coordinates assessments of AYSRH services. - Ensures
research results and best practices related to AYSRH are incorporated into
practice and into the project. - Adopts
and disseminates guidelines, standards of practice, protocols and other
tools to improve quality AYSRH services - Participates
on both country support and technical teams and task forces - Establishes
and maintains working relationships with counterparts in other agencies
(e.g., USAID, international NGOs, and other service delivery
projects/organizations). - Participates
in listserves or meetings related to AYSRH, and disseminates technical updates,
best practices, and lessons learned to HQ staff and country office. - Supports
AYSRH advocacy activities in country. - Works
with partner organizations (both government and NGO) and other
stakeholders, to design and implement evidence-informed strategies. - Works
with Pathfinder staff to identify new opportunities for Pathfinder to
develop innovative approaches in AYSRH programming
Basic
Requirements
- Masters
of Public Health or other related degree - Minimum
of five years related public health/sexual and reproductive health or
international development-related work experience - Demonstrated
technical expertise in AYSRH - Knowledge
of sexual and reproductive health and rights, contraception and HIV and
AIDS issues, programs and projects - Commitment
to the mission, vision and values of Pathfinder International - Strategic
thinker with ability to write clearly and express complex concepts - Experience
working in a developing country, preferably Nigeria - Excellent
interpersonal and written communication skills - Excellent
organizational skills with an emphasis on being thorough, detail-oriented,
with ability to multi-task and work under tight time-lines - Ability
to work as a team member with minimal supervision - Ability
to work under pressure and meet deadlines - Fluency
in written and spoken English - Computer
proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, as well as design and layout
programs
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